A review by klenarto
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

3.0

Actual rating : 3.5

For as much as I love the story I can't round up to 4/5 stars due to the characters, specifically Ash. What was his purpose in this book besides a love interest?

Spoiler

He couldn't help her at all in the Iron Kingdom; she did it all herself with the help of the packrats.

. There wasn't really a good buildup to him being a love interest either. One chapter he tells her very seriously he is going to kill her and then a few chapters after he's protective of her. I feel like with all the animosity between the winter and summer fey and him being a prince he should really hate her more in the beginning, but since they fell for each other so fast I can't take them seriously. I'm reading the Iron Daughter right now and I just keep rolling my eyes at them.